Wheel



P.'G. ANDERSON.

vWHEEL. APPL1AT10N- FI'LED APR. 17, 1919.

INVENTUR.

PER G. ANDERSON, OF ELKHART, INDIANA.`

WHEEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 8, 1921.

Application led April 17, 1919. Serial No. 290,681.

T 0 all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, PER G. ANDERSON, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city of Elkhart, county of Elkhart, Indiana, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Vheels, of which thefollowino' is a specification.

Fly invention relates to vehicle wheels and especially to metal wheelslfor carriages.

The principal object of my invention is to improve the metal wheelcovered by my Patent Number 1,084,875,7issued on January 20, 1914, whichimprovements are shown, described and claimed hereinafter .andcontemplate superior strength, simplicity and lasting qualities. l

Other objects of my invention are described and mentioned herein.

The preferred embodiment of my invention is well illustrated in theaccompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is a vertical section of a wheelfragment embodying several of my improvements; Fig. 2 is a fragment inelevation showing one wheel spoke, a part of the rim and hub; Fig. 3 isa view of the hub barrel separately; Fig. 4 is a section taken on theline 4-4 of Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a section taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3;Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the hubflange; Fig. 7 is a view of theedge of the hub flange; Fig. 8 is an elevation of the hub barrelwashers; Fig. 9 is a View in section taken on the line 9 9 of Fig. 2;Fig. 10 is a section through a hub fragment showing a modification; Fig.11 is a section taken on the line 11-11 of Fig. 16; Fig. 12 is afragment in section showing a modii'icationof the spoke Jfasteningmeans; and Fig. 13 is a rim fragment in section showing a modificationor means for preventing tire creeping. Similar numerals of referenceindicate like members and parts of members throughout the several viewson the drawing.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the numeral 1 indicates generally awheel made ofsheet metal and having integral rim portions 2 and 3, thespokes 4, 4 and 6, 6, being connected integrally with the rim portion 3,and the spoke flange 5 being integral with the spokes 4, as shown anddescribed in my Patent Number 1,084,875, issued January 20, 1914. Theinner or hub end of each spoke 6 is provided with an enlarged headmember 7 which is preferably integral therewith and has the opposedshoulders 8 and 9 thereon. All of the spokes 6 are connected with anannular hub flange, or disk, 10 to which said spoke heads 7 are securedyin an improved manner, as hereinafter described, which hub flange ismounted upon the hub barrel 11 opposite the spoke flange 5 which is alsomounted upon the hub barrel 11.

The barrel 11 is preferably formed of two fiat pieces of sheet metalrolled into lcylindrical formation, one sleeving the other, the outermember or sleeve 12 being somewhat shorter than the inner member 13,both ends of the latter extending beyondthe ends of the former. The hubbarrel members 12 and 13 may be fastened rigidly together by a pluralityof lugs 14, 14 integral with member 13 and pressed therefrom outwardlyand radially into the slots 15, 15 formed in the sleeve 12. See Figs. 3and 5. lThe sleeve member 12 is provided with integral longitudinallyextending stop lugs 16, 16 at each end thereof, of which lugs there maybe a plurality at each end. In Figs. 3 and 4 two oppositely disposedlugs 16 are indicated or shown, the actual disclosure being made in Fig.4, the opposite end of the hub barrel 11 being similar in that respect,but any suitable number of such lugs may be used for the purposehereinafter mentioned.

Both spoke flange 5 and the hub flange 10 may be centrally and inwardlydished at 17 and 18, respectively, and both may be centrally aperturedat 19 and20, respectively, to carry the opposite ends of the hub barrelmember 13 which are arranged therein and project therethrough. Atoppositeedges of the hub barrel bearing apertures 19 and 20,respectively, the slots 21, 21 and l22, 22 may be formed. only one ofthe former being shown in Fig. 1. `See also Fig. 6.

.The numerals 23 and 24 indicate a pair of dished annular washers ofsubstantially `imilar structure (Fig. 8) each of which is centrallyapertured at 25, said washers being mounted upon opposite ends of thehub barrel member y13 and primarily adapted to protect the members 5 and10 against wear and injury. The edge of the aperture 25 of each washermay be provided with slots 26, 26, adapted to register with slots 21, 21and 22, 22, formed in said spoke flange and hub flange, 5 and 10,respectively.

When the hub barrelll is assembled in the spoke flange 5 and the hubflange 10, the opposite ends of the member 12 engage against the innerperiphery of the dished portion of the spoke and hub flanges, the lugs16 at one end of said hub barrel engaging in slots 22, 22 of said hubflange 10, and slots 26, 26 of the washer 24, and the lugs 16, 16 at theopposite end of said hub barrel engage the slots 21, 21 of the spokeflange 5 and slots 26, 26 of the washer 23.

of the hub barrel member 13, which project through each washer 23 and24, are then bent outward into the dislied portions of said washers andagainst the outer` face thereof to effect a rigid assembly of saidparts, in which assembly the lugs 16 serve tov confine the hub barrel 11against rotation in itsbearing apertures in saidspoke and hub flanges,as described.

Numerals 27, y27 indicate al plurality of ears-formed on the outerperiphery of the hub flange 10, between which ears are located the spokenotches 28, 28 in which'vthe inner ends of thespokes 6 are arranged. Thenumeral 29indicates an annular disk which may be formed of sheet metaland centrally apertured at 30, and between which ydisk and the hubflange 10 the spoke headsy 7 are clamped when the ears 27 of said hubflange are bent inwardly upon the inner periphery of said disk, and inwhich arrangement of members the spoke head shoulders 8 and 9 areoverlaid by the ears 27, whereby outward radial movement of the spokes 6is effectually prevented. Vhen thus assembled, the disk 29 and the spokehead 7 may be indented with a punch, as indicated at 31 in Fig. 12, toeffect extra rigidity.

In Fig. 9 there isindicated a structure Y which may be resorted to toassist in restricting lateral movement of the spoke head7,

j in which structure the disk 29 is bentaround the spoke head 7 upon theinner face of the Y,

hub flange 10.

The numeral 32 indicates a cylindrical false hub member encompassingythe hub barrel 11 and engaging the inner faces of. the members 5 and1,0 around the dishedv portions thereof.

In the modiiicationrshown in F ig. 10 the numeral 33 indicates a flangedcap member mounted upon the inner end of the hub barlrel 11 as asubstitute for the ywasher 24, in

which structure the member 13 and the lugs 16 are somewhat lengthened,and in which structure the inner face of the annular cap member 33 maybe in Contact with the outer face of the hub flange 10 being secured inposition by the expansion or'outward bending of the end of the hubmember 13. An annular groove 34 is effected between the flange of thecap member 33 and the face of The opposite ends the hub flange 10 whichgroove is adapted to be engaged by a spring catch-not shown, but wellknown in the art, for the retention of the wheel on the axle.

The numeral indicates an annular groove formed in ythe hub flange 10(Fig. 10) into which the end of the false hub 32 is arranged, theopposite end of said false hub being carried by a spoke flange 5 asheretofore described in connection with Fig. 1. The numeral 36 indicatesone of a series of indentations which may be formed cir-',cumferentially of the rim 2 and within the periphery and between whichears said spokes are arranged; a disk disposed on theV other side ofsaid'spoke heads, said huby flange ears being bent over and acrossjtheouter periphery of said disk and inwardly upon the inner face of saiddisk, said disk being bent around each of said spoke heads transverselythereof and upon the inner face of said hub flange; and means forpreventing radial movement of said spokes.

2. Ina device of the character described, a hub barrel composed of innerand outer tubular members, the inner member projecting beyond the endofthe outer member,

said outer hub memberv having a' stop lug overlying `the inner hubmember; a spoke flange mounted .upon saidv inner hubV member andprovided with a recess which is engaged bysaid stop lug; and means yforrigidlyse-v curing said spoke flangefto said hub barrel. 3.. In 1adeviceof the character described,

a hubN barrel composed of inner and outer-V cylindrical members, theinner meniber'proj ecting beyond. the end of the outer member,-

said outerhub barrel member having a plu'- rality of stop lugsprojecting therefrom and' beyond the outer periphery of one end of saidinner hub Vvbarrel member; means for rigidly securingV said hub barrelmembers together; a spoke flange mounted upon said inner hub barrelmember and provided with a plurality of recesses which are engaged bysaid stop lugs; and means for fastening said spoke flange upon said hubbarrel.

4. In a device of the character described,

a centrally apertured disk; a hub barrel, the v end whereof is arrangedwithin and projectsthrough said disk aperture; a complementary lug andslot connection between n said hub barrel and said disk; a flanged cap'`member mounted upon said hub barrel end; and means for securing said capmember upon said hub barrel.

5. In a device of the character described, a centrally apertured disk; ahub barrel, the end whereof is arranged within and projects through saiddisk aperture; means for rigidly connecting said disk and hub barrel;and a flanged cap member carried upon said hub barrel end, the latterbeing expanded or bent outward into engagement with said cap member torigidly connect it with said hub barrel end.

6. In a device of the character described, a centrally apertured diskprovided with an annular groove encompassing said disk aperture; a hubmember secured within said disk aperture; and a false hub memberencompassing said hub member and having its end arranlged in said groovein said disk.

7. n a device of the character described, a hub member; a centrallyapertured disk -member carried by said hub, the end of said hub memberprojecting through said disk aperture; a washer on said hub end; acomplementary lug and slot connection between said disk, washer and hubmembers; and means for securing said disk and washer upon said hub toprevent longitudinal displacement thereof.

In testimony whereoil I have affixed my signature this 11th day ofApril, 1919.

PER G. ANDERSON.V

